How disco conquered the world: its origins, its triumphs, its fall and its legacy.
Episode 1
Rock the Boat
Dec 16, 2023
The remarkable story of how a global music phenomenon was born among the gay and black communities in the loft apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.
Episode 2
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
Dec 16, 2023
Set against the backdrop of black power and sexual liberation, a look at the high watermark of disco in the mid to late 70s, conquering the mainstream and turning black women and gay men into icons.
Episode 3
Stayin' Alive
Dec 23, 2023
By the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it.